Year: 2016

It’s a Mad Hatter Tea Party! But beware: something sinister lurks in Wonderland. It’s a land of stories, but who’s telling the real tale? And who murdered the poor, poor Prince of Hearts? All the key characters are suspects. It’s up to you to solve it. Prowl through Wonderland hunting for […]

Personalize your own mugs using markers! These instructions are adapted from Popsugar. Here’s how: What you need: Oil-based Sharpie paint markers. These can be ordered online or purchased at an art store. White mugs. We ordered these in bulk from Dollar Tree at $1 each. (optional) Stencils. You can make your own […]

Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) 2nd place By the Light of the Fire by Teresa Fundter 14 years old (Grade 9) La Canada High School The air was laced with smoke and ash, sirens wailing. The towering tent belonging to the circus now lay on the ground in ashes, […]

Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) 3rd place Wonder by Asher Follett 14 years old (Grade 9) La Canada High School Everyone knows that the Infinite Circus is the best in the world. Performer hopefuls travel thousands of miles and sit through hours of grueling auditions only to […]

Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 2 (Age 12-14) Honorable Mention The Gift of Poise by Elliot Negrin 14 years old (Grade 8) La Canada High School It wasn’t the vibrant colors or musical sounds that first caught my attention, but the sense of whimsy, that brought my attention to Dame Bellefontaine’s […]

Review by Kara Eng, grade 12 Arcana Rising by Kresley Cole Arcana Rising is the fourth book in the Arcana series. It picks up right where the last one left off. I’ve really enjoyed reading the other books in this series and this latest installment was not a disappointment (except […]